Temporary binder.



N. F. OLSON. TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLIGATION FILED um 29, 1 913.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. Pn01n 1.: mo WASHINGTON, u c

Mrs 12. orsoiv, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, N ILS F. .Onsoiv, aresi- I fdent of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements gin Temporary Binders, of which the followingj-isa full,

fclear, and exact description." Theinvention booklets.

The-invention designs to provide anim- 7 proved device for-temporary'bindingor covermg papers or booklets, which will also-designs to provide a'device whichextends through theba'ckof the booklet or through'the fold of the sheets, to securely securely hold the papers orbooklets in the cover.

As heretofore constructed in binders, in

which a removable banhas been used to secure the book in the binder, there has been no connection between the central portion of the bar and the back ofthe binder, and nothing to pass through the pers or booklet tof'elfectively secure them.

1 One object ofthe invention is -to provide an improved binder in which theholdingbar is medially attached to the back as well as removably connectedfto the top and bot tom of the binder, so that a' book maybe securely attached to a cover; the invention 'hold'fthem in the covers. The-invention also designsto provide a temporary'binder of improved construction. The invention consistsin the severalgnovel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined byclaims, at the conclusionhereof." 1 In the drawin s; Figure 1 is a perspective of a binder em odying the invention, the holder-bar being tion by full lines sumed when the from or attached lines. a Fig. 2 is a of Fig. 1. ig. 3 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 51is a detail section illustrating the manner of placing a pamphlet in the binder.

The improved binder comprises a cover consisting of sides a connected by a flexible back 6, which may be of any suitable or usual construction. A strip 0 of flat metal extends from the top tojthe bottom ofthe back and is secured thereto by rivets or fasteners 0 The ends ofstrip 0, are bent at sectiontaken on line 2-2 Specification of Letters Patent. Pat td Application filed May 29, 1913.

relates to temporary bind ers for pamphlets, papers,and magazines or formed of s back of the pa shown in operative posiand'shown in position asv booklet-is tobe removed 1 to the binder by dotted is a sect-ion taken on line I TEMPORARY BINDER...

Serial 1%. 770,590.

Sept. 22, 1914.

olding-means for the terminals of a holdmg device d. Theholding-device a? comprises two barsd, which are pivotally connectedto the centerv of the strip 0, by a pin d in a lug d said strip. Thesebars 3d are pivotedso they may be swung at right'zangl'es to the strip a as shown in Fig. 5, and so their outer terminals can be swung into slots 0'1 formed in the ends -0- of strip c. The-bars are rips ofthin flat metal and are l slightly flexible. Each slot 0* hasanoflJ-set or catch portion a which is adaptedtolock one of the bar-terminals therein. These bars maybe twisted slightly to releasethem from the slots or catches 0 and their inherentresiliency holds each in place in the slots and against withdrawal, except when the bars are twisted.

is that when the barsd are swung into position indicated in dotted lines, their ends may be pushed or forced through theback of magazine. or book through the folds in a rightangles thereto, as at o, to serve as which is rigidly secured to 1mportantattribute of the invention 1% i series of sheets as shown in Fig. 5. The

thin ends of the bars facilitate;-

passage through the paper -or bindingand then the book may be forced downwardly until .its back abuts 1 against the strip 0. Then the bars will be swung downwardly andtheir ends locked in the lugs 0 An advantage in this construction is that the central portion of the holder-bar is'securely attached to the 'backof the bindenl Furthermore, by forcing the bars throughthe back of the booklet and then forcing thebooklet down to a position between the bars and the backstrip ayafter which the bars are swung down to engage the lugs 0 the binding at theback of the pamphlet or thetear in the paper .if

the bar is forced through the paper,twill serve to hold the back. Both bars may be forced through the booklet together.

The invention is not to? be understood as restricted to the details set forth since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

.1. A temporary binder comprising a back, and a holding device comprising a plurality paper or booklet against vup and down movement relatively to-,the

of bars, outer ends of the bars to the back, and means for securing the bars to the back between the ends thereof, said bars being disposed to pass transversely through the back of a book in the folds of sheets to be held.

2. Atemporar'ybinder comprising aback strip, a pair of bars, meansfor removably securing the outer ends of the bars to the back-strip and means to'the strip between the ends, and adapted to pass. through the book or papers to be held. 8. A temporary binder comprising a backstrip, a bar pivotally connected at oneend to 1 the back-strip, means for removably connecting the other end of the barto the back-strip, the bar bea 'ing;. adapted and disposed to pass transi verselyv through the 'back of the book or the 5 an intermediate portion of fold inthe papers to beheld.

49A temporary binder comprising a back strip, a plurality of bars each pivotally con- L nected atone end to an intermediate portion lug to which each bar is pivoted near the center of the strip,

of the back-strip, means-at the other ends of the bars for removably connecting them to} saidback-strip, said bars being formed and disposed to pass transversely through the back of a book or the folds of sheets to be held.

- 5. A temporarybinder comprising a combination of a back-strip, and a bar pivoted to the back-strip near the center thereof, the strip being bent at an angle at one end, and provided With means for locking one end of the bar.

6.--Atemporary binder comprising a coma pair of bars, a:

bination of a back-strip,

ends of said bars.

7 A temporary binder comprising a back, devlce comprising bars, means and a holding ends thereof.

8.- A temporary binder comprising abackstrip, a bar pivotally. connected at one end to the central portion of the back-strip,

means or removably connecting the other means for removably securing the for securing the bars' strip being bent at y provided withmeans comprising a, slot havmeans at the outer ends 1 of the back-strip for removably holding the i end of the bar'to the end 'o ftheback-strip,

the bar being adapted and disposed to pass transverselythrough the back of the book or A the fold in the paper to be held.

9. "A temporary binder comprising abackstrip, a plurality of bars, each pivotally con-- nected at one end to the central portion of the back-strip, means for removably connecting the other ends of the bars'to the ends of said bars being formed and said back-strip,

transversely through the disposed to pass back of a book or the folds of the sheets to be he1d.- a

10. A u'temporary binder comprisinga combination of a back-strip, a bar pivoted to the back-strip 'near the center thereof, the strip being bent at an angle at one end and provided with means comprisinga slot for locking one end of the bar. p

11. A temporary binder comprising a combination of-a back-strip, a bar pivoted to the back-stripfnear the center-thereoflthe an. angle at one end and ing an ofi set portion for locking one end'of the-bar: V i

12. A' temporary binder combination of a back-strip,

A 1 comprising. a a pair ofba'rs,

. a lug secured to the backstrip near the center thereof,--said bars being pivotally secured to the lug, theback-strip being bent up at, its ends, each of said ends having meansjcomprising a slot having an ofl'set portionin whichthe outer-ends of one of the bars :is adapted to rest and be'locked in place.

13, A temporary binder comprising a combination of a backstrip, a pair ofbars, alug secured to the back-strip near the center thereof, said bars, being pivotally secured: to the lug on-either side thereoflthe back-strip being bent up at its ends, eachof said ends having means comprising a downwardly-extending slot having an offset portion'in which the outerend of one'of the bars is adapted to rest and be locked therein.

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